About

“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”.  ……….this quote from ‘Stephen King’ kept echoing in my ears and I kept on saying, “Yes,  I can”,  “Yes,  I should” and  “Yes, I will”.

Today,  when I see that the blog is nearly complete and ready to be launched…I scream aloud..”Yes,  I Did it” or is it “Yes, we did it

There are some friends that I really want to appreciate and thank because even though my name is prominently displayed on the blog,  there have been a few forces  assisting me with this project :-.

Sylvia,    without her whip and punches and pokes (as I often said to her) I presumably would have never started with this blog.  She always believed in me and was/is one of the main driving forces behind me working on this blog to make it a reality.  Her belief in me, her sound advice and loyal friendship is something that I will love and cherish.  You will see more about her on this blog as she too has chipped in with recipes and is a major part of this blog. 

Joyce,   who motivated and supported me in her own way.  Going through pictures, giving critique and praise and helping out with the editing  and forever encouraging me.   She too has contributed with some recipes and I must say  ‘Watch out for this one……she is a show-stopper’  and you will get to know and love her as much as I do.

Derrick,  my husband,  who has been my backbone and strength.   Thank you Derrick;  you are one person, whom I can always depend and lean on. And I know that you are proud of me and am sure I’ll make you prouder one day.

My priorities in life are my family, my job and my friends;   but more importantly there is a part of me, that wants to accomplish more, be more artistic and creative, and not be ensnared in the mill of routine mundane things.  I experiment in various avenues, and sometimes I ask myself;  am I a Judy-of-all-trades and Mistress of none?

Besides working on an 8-5 job,   I am a mother to three young boys,  a Toastmaster,  a Daring Baker,  and a Chocolatier.   I started with ZERO skills,  and now I can say I’ve had the privilege of making quite a few celebration cakes, catered lunch/dinner for 40 + guests at short notice and if I can learn to do it, so can you!  I can not only talk about “FOOD” but can also cook and share food and its recipes with one, all and many.

I can’t wait to share with you my photos, recipes, reviews, favorite kitchen equipment, helpful hints, and so on.

With ‘Bring on the Chef in You”,   we want to motivate and make you try out the recipes, and make yourself happy, and the people around you happy and smiling.   Aim for the moon;  and even if you don’t get there,  at least you could land with the stars….. that’s what we want ‘Bring on the Chef in You’ to do to you.

Thanks for visiting and leaving your comments to encourage and support us.  !!!

Judy

30 thoughts on “About

  1. Amazing blog…..I’m sure these recipi’s are going to be sure fire hits….will definitely try out some…..meanwhile here’s wishing the three of you all success. Keep going ladies n all the best!

  2. Hey Judy!!

    Nice blog…I loved the intro and recipes too… Being a foodie myself… I totally agree with Trading Recipes.

    All the best to u…and Syl and Joy!!! I’m sure u gurlz make a great team!!

    Will look forward for more

    cheers and take care hun

    Mira

  3. Congratulations Dear Judy, Syl & Joyce,
    Absolutely wonderful blog and great recipes. Judy, you are a multi-talented and a God given gift to your family and friends. I am very proud of you. With Syl and Joyce I am sure this blog will certainly be a great site to visit.
    Wishing the 3 musketeers great success!!

  4. Dear A.Jundy,
    The Site is wonderful. I am going to try out some of the recipes soon.
    Hazel loves to watch cake baking sites ; instead Il send her to you; to see a live demonstration.
    Good Luck! Reg,Jennifer Miralles

  5. Dear Judy Aunty,

    Wonderful, mouthwatering recipies… Unfortunately I am always on a diet!! Sure will try some of these delicious looking dishes on my day off…

    Congrats on the website and happy Cooking to all your readers !!

    Janice Goveas

  6. Judy,
    Thanks to your motivation, I baked my first Christmas cake :) It came out lovely. I also tried out the oatmeal cookies and milk toffee.
    I am hoping that one day that I will be as passionate as you about cooking.
    God bless and loads of love,
    Joyce

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  8. Hi Judy – Just found out about your blog from Anja, at http://www.anjasfood4thought.com. She mentioned that you were looking to get involved in food photo events. Myself and around 25 or so other local (mainly Dubai-based at this point) food bloggers have started a group called ‘Famished in Arabia) where we plan events together, share tips and tricks, eat tons of food ;) and basically, have a great support network of fellow food bloggers in the city. We’d love to add food bloggers from Abu Dhabi, so if you’d like to join, please do send me an invite request at the link http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_169639856384807&ap=1 or shoot me an email if you’d like to know more about us.

    Hope to hear from you soon! (PS. we have a photo meet-up event coming up in April)

  9. Oh How i wish i was in UAE Judy…i would have come over every weekend!! :-) I am based in Muscat ..ive seen a few of your recipes earlier in mangalorean.com…but im so happy to see this blog and a whole wide range of recipes with excellent photography!!! Keep posting Judy!!

    • Thanks Reena, that was kinda sweet. Muscat is not far off anyway. Will be in Mangalore in July for a week or two; if you there will be glad to meet up :) . Am glad you like our blog; continue patronizing it and we will be happy. :)

  10. Gosh!!! you are just toooooo good!!! looking at your presentation and the way you give out your recipes is mind blowing….really acclaim your skills & caliber…all I can say in short is “u r an avid fantabulous cook”….. Forget trying out your recipes just the view of it is so filling….not our stomach but surely heart and mind.
    Million thanks….viewing your blog is kind of stress buster for woman like me….good going….keep going!!!

    • Thanks Prema – you made our day. Feels good to receive appreciative comments, especially when there is a famine of comments. We are trying to improve our photography and presentation skills. All the recipes are tried and tested and there are ample of simple ones which you can try. Please do so…its our aim to ‘Bring On The Chef” in each of our members and readers. Thanks again Prema.

    • Priya… I dont know how one follows a blog on WordPress but if you click on the subscribe and give your email IDs then every time there is a post you will get a notification.

      Thanks for the visit and the comment.

  11. I am Zapped by your food blog!!!You have just everything under one blog! I am lucky to have hit your blog!!!Amazing recipes for any goan / manglorean daughter. Thanks a lot.

  12. Amazing food blog Judy…..very tempting recipes….loved ur cakes very much….wonderful photography…..highly appreciate them….being a foodie myself…..can appreciate all the hardwork which goes into cooking, presentation & serving….happy cooking & clicking….will be in touch dear….

    • Thanks Vrinda. Was good meeting you. We will surely exchange tips. Yeah, like I said the feed-back and comments give us a big boost for all the hardwork that goes behind the scenes. Am going over to your blog now. Cya soon.

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